B 新素养·价值导向
Sara is sitting on the sofa and thinking about her birthday party. Because of the terrible storm, her parents decide to have the party next
weekend. Sara doesn't understand why. They don't live near the ocean.
“Sara, you can't sit there all day,” her mother says. “We'll have your party next weekend.”
“It's not the same. My birthday is today, not next weekend.” Sara turns on the TV. She doesn't want to watch anything that is about the storm. But every station is talking about it. “I can't even watch my favourite shows. This storm is ruining(破坏) everything.” Her mother sits down next to her. “The storm is ruining a lot. Look at that. Those people are trying to save their houses. Could you imagine if we lose our home?”
Sara looks at what is happening on TV. The storm does look bad. She knows she will be really sad if her family loses the home. “What's going to happen to all those people? Will they be okay?” asks Sara. “Usually when there's a big storm like this, people raise money and send food and other things to the homeless(无家可归的人们). Some people even help rebuild houses.” “I want to help too,” says Sara. “Maybe I can give my birthday money away. Those people are going to need it more than I do.”
Her mother smiles. “I'm really proud of you, Sara. Helping others is a great way to weather(经受住) the storm.”
21. Which word best describes(形容) Sara at the beginning of the passage?
A. Excited.
B. Unhappy.
C. Worried.
22. What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The party.
B. The sofa.
C. The storm.
23. We can learn that from the passage.
A. Sara and her family live near the ocean
B. Sara and her family nearly lose their home
C. Sara learns the storm is really bad from TV
24. At the end of the passage, Sara decides to .
A. give her birthday money away
B. send food to the homeless
C. help homeless people rebuild houses
25. The best title of this passage is "".
A. A Terrible Experience
B. A Birthday Party
C. Weathering the Storm

21.B 22.C 23.C 24.A 25.C

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨与细节，再针对每道题的问题，定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项，排除不符合原文的错误选项，最终得出正确答案。
【解析】
21题：定位原文第一段，Sara因生日派对因风暴推迟，表达不满（“It's not the same. My birthday is today, not next weekend.”“This storm is ruining everything.”），可知她开头处于不开心的状态，故选B。
22题：定位第三段，前文反复提及“the storm”，且Sara明确表示不想看风暴相关内容，每个电视台都在谈论它，故“it”指代“the storm”，选C。
23题：A项原文明确“They don't live near the ocean”，排除；B项是假设情况，并非真的失去家，排除；C项Sara从电视看到风暴很糟糕，符合原文，选C。
24题：定位第四段Sara的表述“Maybe I can give my birthday money away”，可知她决定捐出自己的生日钱，选A。
25题：主旨句为最后一段妈妈的话“Helping others is a great way to weather the storm”，点明文章主题，故选C。
【答案】
21.B 22.C 23.C 24.A 25.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本文通过Sara因风暴推迟生日派对的经历，展现其从抱怨到共情他人并主动帮助的成长过程，考查学生对文章细节、代词指代及主旨的理解，贴近学生生活，易于把握。
【难度系数】
0.6